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Trincomalee/sigiriya
Mixed feelings about moving on today. It’s time and we have lots of things still to see. On the other hand we’ve settled in nicely at the Trinco blu. After a wobbly start, the staff have got to know us and are charming. I’m still puzzled as to what was up on that first day…
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Trincomalee- warts and all
At breakfast this morning Hattie’s boobs were hanging out. Big time. She was wearing what looked like dungarees without a bra. It was really quite outrageous. Reactions were interesting but most people could not help staring. I suspect this was the exact reaction she hoped for. Moving on, we got a tuktuk into town to…
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Funny how the combination of sun, sand and bedchairs turns me into a slothful creature, so lazy even putting sun cream on seems like the most onerous chore ever. (I know, you all really hate me now). The only thing to do in these situations is people watch. I have to confess and as some…
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What’s going on?
After having lauded Sri Lanka for its unparalleled friendliness and helpfulness, we came down with a bump this morning. We were already aware that the hotel had service issues but it became clear that some of the staff were downright rude. We also noticed that European guests were being ignored but the staff were all…
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Anuradhapura/Uppuveli
Anuradhapura/uppuveli Quiet day today. Packed then hung out until 1pm when our taxi took us to Uppuveli, near Trincomalee. The taxi driver was a young man who took us to meet his brother on the way out of Anuradhapura. Only took us 11/2 hours to reach our destination and as we didn’t have any change,…
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Wilpattu and Mihintale
Up at 4.30am for the safari at Wilpattu national park. It was a very chilly tuktuk ride to the park. Took a good hour. Our jeep driver was a very handsome, petite young man. We were quite surprised and pleased when our tuktuk driver came too! Well as I suspected, every other person saw a…
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The Old City
A s advised by the hotel manager, we were up early to miss the heat of the day while cycling around the old city. The breakfast coffee was a real effort to drink. The water here tastes disgusting. Obviously I wouldn’t drink it straight from the tap, but even boiled it tastes like musty old…
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Negombo – Anuradhapura
Negombo- Anuradhapura Very loud music last night until 12.30am. I mean loud – window shakingly loud. Anyway, plus points I read lots of my book. Today we hired a taxi to get to Anuradhapura. There is an ancient city which you can cycle around and also a game park nearby. The journey took about 3.5…
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Negombo
Great night’s sleep which was surprising after a flying /travel day. Maybe it was the samplings of local Lion beer which did the trick. Breakfast included coconut and honey pancakes served with tiny bananas – delicious. Spent the day wandering the streets of Negombo. This is not easy as there are tuk-tuks, bicycles and motorbikes…
Middle-aged flash packers
The ramblings and wanderings of two middle-aged travellers up for adventure
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- Australia/Vietnam Revisited 2025
- Bulgaria – Roses and Trains 2025
- Cabo de Gata 2024
- Costa Rica 2015
- Escape to Italy 2017
- Going round in Circles – Circumnavigating Spain 2021
- Gran Canaria – The Isle of Dogs
- Greece – Pottering The Peloponnese 2021
- Into Africa – 2022
- Into Africa -November/December 2022
- Jordan Jaunts 2023
- Mini adventure in Northern Portugal – 2018
- Mission Triglav – Slovenia, Italy, France 2017
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- Myanmar and Thailand 2019
- Oman 2019
- Oz Odyssey – Australia, Fiji,Hawaii 2016
- Panama 2023
- Return of the Road Warriors – Europe revisited 2019 Liechenstein, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Germany
- Road Trip to Anywhere – France, Italy, ? 2022
- Roaming the Rhodope – Bulgaria
- Sicily wanderings – on the volcano trail
- Tea, Trains and Temples – A journey around Sri Lanka 2017
- Tenerife 2024
- The Grand Tour – Driving from UK to Turkey and back again 2015
- The Hills are Alive – Austria road trip September 2025
- The Silk Road – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan 2019
- Turkey – 2020
- Wainwrights Lake District UK part 2 2022 March
- Walking the Wainwrights part 1 – Lake District UK 2021
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